Crawley, West Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 225 companies were registered in Crawley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 39.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Crawley UK 2012 225 131,491 2011 161 116,391 % change 39.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (225) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 60 83 82 New companies in 2011 55 48 58 % change 9.1% 72.9% 41.4% Record Year 2012 (60) 2012 (83) 2012 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Crawley UK 2012 112 67,576 2011 139 90,987 % change -19.4% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 31 43 38 Closed companies in 2011 54 40 45 % change -42.6% 7.5% -16% Record Year 2011 (54) 2010 (56) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Crawley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 113 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Crawley UK 2012 113 63,915 2011 22 25,404 Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 29 40 44 Net growth in 2011 1 8 13 Record Year 2007 (32) 2012 (40) 2007 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Crawley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Crawley 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.4% 47.9% 32.3% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%) 1978 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.63% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ENGINEERING 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 0.86% PROPERTY 2.37% CRAWLEY 0.86% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.77% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% GATWICK 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PARKING 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.79% GLOBAL 0.68% BUSINESS 1.73% TRADING 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.60% LONDON 1.66% IT 0.60% J 1.54% HOLDINGS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.51% GLOBAL 1.50% AUTO 0.51% IT 1.40% LONDON 0.51% CARE 1.34% TECHNOLOGIES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOMES 0.51% M 1.27% PROMOTIONS 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% SERVICE 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% CARS 0.43% S 1.20% DIRECT 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 320 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 48 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 22 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 20 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 11 9,102 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 2,746 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 3,439 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07894943 HAWANN LTD 03 Jan 2012 07896057 SBI SYSTEMS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07896402 FINANCIAL AMBITIONS (2012) CO LTD 04 Jan 2012 07901303 CROWN SYSTEMS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07904346 SPIAGGIA LTD 10 Jan 2012 07905170 MANSELL MCTAGGART COPTHORNE LTD 11 Jan 2012 07908497 MARCUS KNIGHTLY LTD 13 Jan 2012 07911545 CLOSE QUARTER SPECIALISTS LTD 16 Jan 2012 07912740 SG ADVANTAGE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913368 PROTECTWISE LTD 17 Jan 2012 07916983 FINANCE & BUSINESS TRAINING LONDON LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07917626 FOODDJ LTD 20 Jan 2012 07923444 ACCESS AVIATION LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07924542 AUTOMOTIVE TRIM DESIGNS LTD 26 Jan 2012 07924923 TMA BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07927400 LIONFISH ANALYTICS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07901499 WILL POWER FITNESS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902752 CIS NET SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07910966 O.C.S. FORESTRY UK LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07913429 BLUE CLOUD CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913822 MAHAVIR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07915474 R&TC LTD 19 Jan 2012 07919753 SOMEONE TO CARE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07925138 ROSHTRADERS LTD 26 Jan 2012 07929457 FANZ2012 LTD 31 Jan 2012
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